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Wishing a happy The Tortured Poets Department<\/em><\/a> release day to all those who celebrate! Taylor Swift<\/strong><\/a> is set to release her 11th studio album at midnight on Friday, April 19, and Life & Style<\/em> is taking you on the ~journey~ that is sure ensue as I, a self-identified \u201cnon-Swiftie\u201d (not a Taylor Swift fan), post my up-to-the-minute live reactions of the record in full, song by song.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s the thing \u2014 I wouldn\u2019t necessarily call myself a Taylor hater. No hater energy over here!! I\u2019m just sort of indifferent<\/em> to the musicality of pop\u2019s reigning princess. Do I like some of her songs? Of course, I know all the words to her biggest hits. Did I recently attend a Taylor Swift night at my fave local bar? Sure \u2014 and it was hella fun! I even listened to 1989 (Taylor\u2019s Version)<\/em> when it dropped in October 2023, which was the first time I\u2019ve ever listened to that album in full since most of the Taylor songs I do enjoy are on that record.<\/p>\n I would say I\u2019m a casual Taylor Swift listener. I dabble in her brand of synth-pop from time to time. I partake in her sad girl anthems. But it\u2019s all very surface-level, and I haven\u2019t been able to get into any of her post-pandemic releases \u2014 which is the type of sound I\u2019m expecting her to expand on with TTPD<\/em>. So, when the clock strikes 12 on April 19, I\u2019m going to open my Spotify app along with millions of Swifties and I\u2019m diving in with an open mind and sharing my honest opinions and reactions.<\/p>\n